51 investors have funded 12 HRTech companies head-officed in Riyadh, across 72 rounds (Jun 2017 – Feb 2026). They are ranked by how many Riyadh companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Riyadh" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wa'ed Ventures | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | SeedSeries A | 4 | 4 | 2 | Oct 2025 | 65 |
| 2 | Seedra Ventures | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | SeedSeries A | 3 | 5 | 1 | Feb 2026 | 26 |
| 3 | Raed Ventures | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Series ASeed | 2 | 3 | 2 | Feb 2026 | 53 |
| 4 | 500 Global | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2025 | 1,988 |
| 5 | Khwarizmi Ventures | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | SeedSeries A | 1 | 3 | 1 | Feb 2026 | 27 |
| 6 | Breyer Capital | Menlo Park, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2026 | 107 |
| 7 | Graphene Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | SeedSeries B | 1 | 2 | — | May 2025 | 36 |
| 8 | Sanabil | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2026 | 36 |
| 9 | Derayah Venture Capital Fund | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2021 | 17 |
| 10 | Rua Growth Fund | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2026 | 12 |
| 11 | Tech Invest Com | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2026 | 9 |
| 12 | Anb capital | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2026 | 5 |
| 13 | Sukna Ventures | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2023 | 4 |
| 14 | Consolidated Contractors International Company | Hydra, Algeria | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2018 | 1 |
| 15 | SOSV | Cork, Ireland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | 446 |
| 16 | Speedinvest | Vienna, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2023 | 322 |
| 17 | QED Investors | Alexandria, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2026 | 216 |
| 18 | HAX | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2017 | 283 |
| 19 | VentureSouq | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2019 | 106 |
| 20 | Middle East Venture Partners | Beirut, Lebanon | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2026 | 70 |
| 21 | Wamda Capital | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 62 |
| 22 | Global Ventures | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2022 | 53 |
| 23 | Vision Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2021 | 48 |
| 24 | Oman Tech Fund | Muscat, Oman | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | 45 |
| 25 | STV | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2021 | 31 |
| 26 | UP Partners | Santa Monica, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2025 | 28 |
| 27 | A15 | Cairo, Egypt | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 28 |
| 28 | Nama Ventures | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 25 |
| 29 | MENA Venture Investments | Amman, Jordan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 23 |
| 30 | Oqal | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 20 |
| 31 | SVC | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 20 |
| 32 | KBW Ventures | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 15 |
| 33 | Merak Capital | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 18 |
| 34 | Sanabil Investments | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 13 | |
| 35 | Hope Ventures | Bahrain | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 8 |
| 36 | Oman Telecommunications Company | Muscat, Oman | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 7 |
| 37 | Riyadh Angel Investors | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2021 | 5 |
| 38 | Nour Nouf for Knowledge | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 5 |
| 39 | Inspire Ventures | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | 5 |
| 40 | Abunayyan Holding | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | 4 |
| 41 | Waad | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2025 | 4 | |
| 42 | Al-Majidiyah Investment Company | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 4 |
| 43 | Women Collective | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 2 | |
| 44 | Nibras | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2023 | 2 |
| 45 | JEO Capital Management | Manama, Bahrain | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 2 |
| 46 | AUC Ventures | Chennai, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2023 | 2 |
| 47 | NTDP Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 2 |
| 48 | BYLD Group | Gurugram, India | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 1 |
| 49 | Seed Holding | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 1 | |
| 50 | 3S Capital | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 1 | |
| 51 | Jasoor Ventures | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2022 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
HRTech companies head-officed in Riyadh that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiFi sifi.app |
13 | 22 | $300M | Series A Feb 2026 |
| WakeCap wakecap.com |
9 | 11 | $94.4M | Series B May 2025 |
| NQOODLET nqoodlet.com |
6 | 6 | $16M | Seed May 2025 |
| Sabbar sabbar.com |
5 | 6 | $16.5M | Seed Jul 2021 |
| Squadio squadio.com |
5 | 6 | $15M | Seed Oct 2025 |
| Elevatus elevatus.io |
4 | 4 | $42M | Series A Sep 2022 |
| PalmHR palmhr.net |
4 | 4 | $15M | Seed Feb 2023 |
| Marn marn.io |
4 | 5 | $2M | Seed Feb 2023 |
| Velents velents.ai |
4 | 4 | — | Seed Jul 2024 |
| Lumofy lumofy.ai |
2 | 2 | $1M | Seed Feb 2022 |
| Jisr jisr.net |
1 | 1 | $30M | Series A Oct 2023 |
| Walaa Plus walaplus.com |
1 | 1 | $600K | Seed Dec 2017 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Raed VenturesLED | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | QED Investors | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Middle East Venture Partners | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Breyer Capital | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Sanabil | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Tech Invest Com | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Seedra Ventures | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Rua Growth Fund | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | Khwarizmi Ventures | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Feb 2026 | ANB Capital | SiFi | Series A | $20M |
| Oct 2025 | Wa'ed Ventures | Squadio | Seed | $3M |
| Oct 2025 | 500 Global | Squadio | Seed | $3M |
| Oct 2025 | Nour Nouf for Knowledge | Squadio | Seed | $3M |
| Oct 2025 | Seedra Ventures | Squadio | Seed | $3M |
| Oct 2025 | NTDP Saudi Arabia | Squadio | Seed | $3M |
| May 2025 | Graphene Ventures | WakeCap | Series B | $28M |
| May 2025 | 3S Capital | WakeCap | Series B | $28M |
| May 2025 | UP.PartnersLED | WakeCap | Series B | $28M |
| May 2025 | Oman Telecommunications Company | NQOODLET | Seed | $3M |
| May 2025 | Oqal | NQOODLET | Seed | $3M |
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